Toolbox talks by topic · English
Scaffolds
3 talks on this topic. Each prints as a one-page talk plus a sign-in sheet with the topic and citations already filled in, and each is also published in Spanish.
Toolbox Talk · About 10 minutes to deliver
Scaffolds: Before You Climb On
What to check before you step onto a scaffold, who is allowed to change it, and why a green tag is not a guarantee.
29 CFR 1926.451 · 29 CFR 1926.454
Toolbox Talk · About 8 minutes to deliver
Mobile Scaffolds
Casters locked, push from low down, and the rules about riding one that almost nobody has read.
29 CFR 1926.452 · 29 CFR 1926.451
Toolbox Talk · About 9 minutes to deliver
Scaffold Erection and Dismantling
The most dangerous hours on any scaffold are the ones before it is finished and the ones after it stops being one.
29 CFR 1926.451 · 29 CFR 1926.454
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